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1 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
2 /*
3  *  linux/lib/string.c
4  *
5  *  Copyright (C) 1991, 1992  Linus Torvalds
6  */
7 
8 /*
9  * This file should be used only for "library" routines that may have
10  * alternative implementations on specific architectures (generally
11  * found in <asm-xx/string.h>), or get overloaded by FORTIFY_SOURCE.
12  * (Specifically, this file is built with __NO_FORTIFY.)
13  *
14  * Other helper functions should live in string_helpers.c.
15  */
16 
17 #define __NO_FORTIFY
18 #include <linux/types.h>
19 #include <linux/string.h>
20 #include <linux/ctype.h>
21 #include <linux/kernel.h>
22 #include <linux/export.h>
23 #include <linux/bug.h>
24 #include <linux/errno.h>
25 #include <linux/slab.h>
26 
27 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
28 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
29 #include <asm/word-at-a-time.h>
30 #include <asm/page.h>
31 
32 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRNCASECMP
33 /**
34  * strncasecmp - Case insensitive, length-limited string comparison
35  * @s1: One string
36  * @s2: The other string
37  * @len: the maximum number of characters to compare
38  */
39 int strncasecmp(const char *s1, const char *s2, size_t len)
40 {
41 	/* Yes, Virginia, it had better be unsigned */
42 	unsigned char c1, c2;
43 
44 	if (!len)
45 		return 0;
46 
47 	do {
48 		c1 = *s1++;
49 		c2 = *s2++;
50 		if (!c1 || !c2)
51 			break;
52 		if (c1 == c2)
53 			continue;
54 		c1 = tolower(c1);
55 		c2 = tolower(c2);
56 		if (c1 != c2)
57 			break;
58 	} while (--len);
59 	return (int)c1 - (int)c2;
60 }
61 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strncasecmp);
62 #endif
63 
64 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRCASECMP
65 int strcasecmp(const char *s1, const char *s2)
66 {
67 	int c1, c2;
68 
69 	do {
70 		c1 = tolower(*s1++);
71 		c2 = tolower(*s2++);
72 	} while (c1 == c2 && c1 != 0);
73 	return c1 - c2;
74 }
75 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strcasecmp);
76 #endif
77 
78 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRCPY
79 char *strcpy(char *dest, const char *src)
80 {
81 	char *tmp = dest;
82 
83 	while ((*dest++ = *src++) != '\0')
84 		/* nothing */;
85 	return tmp;
86 }
87 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strcpy);
88 #endif
89 
90 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRNCPY
91 char *strncpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t count)
92 {
93 	char *tmp = dest;
94 
95 	while (count) {
96 		if ((*tmp = *src) != 0)
97 			src++;
98 		tmp++;
99 		count--;
100 	}
101 	return dest;
102 }
103 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strncpy);
104 #endif
105 
106 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRLCPY
107 size_t strlcpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t size)
108 {
109 	size_t ret = strlen(src);
110 
111 	if (size) {
112 		size_t len = (ret >= size) ? size - 1 : ret;
113 		memcpy(dest, src, len);
114 		dest[len] = '\0';
115 	}
116 	return ret;
117 }
118 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strlcpy);
119 #endif
120 
121 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRSCPY
122 ssize_t strscpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t count)
123 {
124 	const struct word_at_a_time constants = WORD_AT_A_TIME_CONSTANTS;
125 	size_t max = count;
126 	long res = 0;
127 
128 	if (count == 0 || WARN_ON_ONCE(count > INT_MAX))
129 		return -E2BIG;
130 
131 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS
132 	/*
133 	 * If src is unaligned, don't cross a page boundary,
134 	 * since we don't know if the next page is mapped.
135 	 */
136 	if ((long)src & (sizeof(long) - 1)) {
137 		size_t limit = PAGE_SIZE - ((long)src & (PAGE_SIZE - 1));
138 		if (limit < max)
139 			max = limit;
140 	}
141 #else
142 	/* If src or dest is unaligned, don't do word-at-a-time. */
143 	if (((long) dest | (long) src) & (sizeof(long) - 1))
144 		max = 0;
145 #endif
146 
147 	/*
148 	 * read_word_at_a_time() below may read uninitialized bytes after the
149 	 * trailing zero and use them in comparisons. Disable this optimization
150 	 * under KMSAN to prevent false positive reports.
151 	 */
152 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KMSAN))
153 		max = 0;
154 
155 	while (max >= sizeof(unsigned long)) {
156 		unsigned long c, data;
157 
158 		c = read_word_at_a_time(src+res);
159 		if (has_zero(c, &data, &constants)) {
160 			data = prep_zero_mask(c, data, &constants);
161 			data = create_zero_mask(data);
162 			*(unsigned long *)(dest+res) = c & zero_bytemask(data);
163 			return res + find_zero(data);
164 		}
165 		*(unsigned long *)(dest+res) = c;
166 		res += sizeof(unsigned long);
167 		count -= sizeof(unsigned long);
168 		max -= sizeof(unsigned long);
169 	}
170 
171 	while (count) {
172 		char c;
173 
174 		c = src[res];
175 		dest[res] = c;
176 		if (!c)
177 			return res;
178 		res++;
179 		count--;
180 	}
181 
182 	/* Hit buffer length without finding a NUL; force NUL-termination. */
183 	if (res)
184 		dest[res-1] = '\0';
185 
186 	return -E2BIG;
187 }
188 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strscpy);
189 #endif
190 
191 /**
192  * stpcpy - copy a string from src to dest returning a pointer to the new end
193  *          of dest, including src's %NUL-terminator. May overrun dest.
194  * @dest: pointer to end of string being copied into. Must be large enough
195  *        to receive copy.
196  * @src: pointer to the beginning of string being copied from. Must not overlap
197  *       dest.
198  *
199  * stpcpy differs from strcpy in a key way: the return value is a pointer
200  * to the new %NUL-terminating character in @dest. (For strcpy, the return
201  * value is a pointer to the start of @dest). This interface is considered
202  * unsafe as it doesn't perform bounds checking of the inputs. As such it's
203  * not recommended for usage. Instead, its definition is provided in case
204  * the compiler lowers other libcalls to stpcpy.
205  */
206 char *stpcpy(char *__restrict__ dest, const char *__restrict__ src);
207 char *stpcpy(char *__restrict__ dest, const char *__restrict__ src)
208 {
209 	while ((*dest++ = *src++) != '\0')
210 		/* nothing */;
211 	return --dest;
212 }
213 EXPORT_SYMBOL(stpcpy);
214 
215 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRCAT
216 char *strcat(char *dest, const char *src)
217 {
218 	char *tmp = dest;
219 
220 	while (*dest)
221 		dest++;
222 	while ((*dest++ = *src++) != '\0')
223 		;
224 	return tmp;
225 }
226 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strcat);
227 #endif
228 
229 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRNCAT
230 char *strncat(char *dest, const char *src, size_t count)
231 {
232 	char *tmp = dest;
233 
234 	if (count) {
235 		while (*dest)
236 			dest++;
237 		while ((*dest++ = *src++) != 0) {
238 			if (--count == 0) {
239 				*dest = '\0';
240 				break;
241 			}
242 		}
243 	}
244 	return tmp;
245 }
246 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strncat);
247 #endif
248 
249 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRLCAT
250 size_t strlcat(char *dest, const char *src, size_t count)
251 {
252 	size_t dsize = strlen(dest);
253 	size_t len = strlen(src);
254 	size_t res = dsize + len;
255 
256 	/* This would be a bug */
257 	BUG_ON(dsize >= count);
258 
259 	dest += dsize;
260 	count -= dsize;
261 	if (len >= count)
262 		len = count-1;
263 	memcpy(dest, src, len);
264 	dest[len] = 0;
265 	return res;
266 }
267 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strlcat);
268 #endif
269 
270 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRCMP
271 /**
272  * strcmp - Compare two strings
273  * @cs: One string
274  * @ct: Another string
275  */
276 int strcmp(const char *cs, const char *ct)
277 {
278 	unsigned char c1, c2;
279 
280 	while (1) {
281 		c1 = *cs++;
282 		c2 = *ct++;
283 		if (c1 != c2)
284 			return c1 < c2 ? -1 : 1;
285 		if (!c1)
286 			break;
287 	}
288 	return 0;
289 }
290 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strcmp);
291 #endif
292 
293 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRNCMP
294 /**
295  * strncmp - Compare two length-limited strings
296  * @cs: One string
297  * @ct: Another string
298  * @count: The maximum number of bytes to compare
299  */
300 int strncmp(const char *cs, const char *ct, size_t count)
301 {
302 	unsigned char c1, c2;
303 
304 	while (count) {
305 		c1 = *cs++;
306 		c2 = *ct++;
307 		if (c1 != c2)
308 			return c1 < c2 ? -1 : 1;
309 		if (!c1)
310 			break;
311 		count--;
312 	}
313 	return 0;
314 }
315 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strncmp);
316 #endif
317 
318 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRCHR
319 /**
320  * strchr - Find the first occurrence of a character in a string
321  * @s: The string to be searched
322  * @c: The character to search for
323  *
324  * Note that the %NUL-terminator is considered part of the string, and can
325  * be searched for.
326  */
327 char *strchr(const char *s, int c)
328 {
329 	for (; *s != (char)c; ++s)
330 		if (*s == '\0')
331 			return NULL;
332 	return (char *)s;
333 }
334 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strchr);
335 #endif
336 
337 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRCHRNUL
338 /**
339  * strchrnul - Find and return a character in a string, or end of string
340  * @s: The string to be searched
341  * @c: The character to search for
342  *
343  * Returns pointer to first occurrence of 'c' in s. If c is not found, then
344  * return a pointer to the null byte at the end of s.
345  */
346 char *strchrnul(const char *s, int c)
347 {
348 	while (*s && *s != (char)c)
349 		s++;
350 	return (char *)s;
351 }
352 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strchrnul);
353 #endif
354 
355 /**
356  * strnchrnul - Find and return a character in a length limited string,
357  * or end of string
358  * @s: The string to be searched
359  * @count: The number of characters to be searched
360  * @c: The character to search for
361  *
362  * Returns pointer to the first occurrence of 'c' in s. If c is not found,
363  * then return a pointer to the last character of the string.
364  */
365 char *strnchrnul(const char *s, size_t count, int c)
366 {
367 	while (count-- && *s && *s != (char)c)
368 		s++;
369 	return (char *)s;
370 }
371 
372 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRRCHR
373 /**
374  * strrchr - Find the last occurrence of a character in a string
375  * @s: The string to be searched
376  * @c: The character to search for
377  */
378 char *strrchr(const char *s, int c)
379 {
380 	const char *last = NULL;
381 	do {
382 		if (*s == (char)c)
383 			last = s;
384 	} while (*s++);
385 	return (char *)last;
386 }
387 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strrchr);
388 #endif
389 
390 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRNCHR
391 /**
392  * strnchr - Find a character in a length limited string
393  * @s: The string to be searched
394  * @count: The number of characters to be searched
395  * @c: The character to search for
396  *
397  * Note that the %NUL-terminator is considered part of the string, and can
398  * be searched for.
399  */
400 char *strnchr(const char *s, size_t count, int c)
401 {
402 	while (count--) {
403 		if (*s == (char)c)
404 			return (char *)s;
405 		if (*s++ == '\0')
406 			break;
407 	}
408 	return NULL;
409 }
410 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strnchr);
411 #endif
412 
413 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRLEN
414 size_t strlen(const char *s)
415 {
416 	const char *sc;
417 
418 	for (sc = s; *sc != '\0'; ++sc)
419 		/* nothing */;
420 	return sc - s;
421 }
422 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strlen);
423 #endif
424 
425 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRNLEN
426 size_t strnlen(const char *s, size_t count)
427 {
428 	const char *sc;
429 
430 	for (sc = s; count-- && *sc != '\0'; ++sc)
431 		/* nothing */;
432 	return sc - s;
433 }
434 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strnlen);
435 #endif
436 
437 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRSPN
438 /**
439  * strspn - Calculate the length of the initial substring of @s which only contain letters in @accept
440  * @s: The string to be searched
441  * @accept: The string to search for
442  */
443 size_t strspn(const char *s, const char *accept)
444 {
445 	const char *p;
446 
447 	for (p = s; *p != '\0'; ++p) {
448 		if (!strchr(accept, *p))
449 			break;
450 	}
451 	return p - s;
452 }
453 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strspn);
454 #endif
455 
456 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRCSPN
457 /**
458  * strcspn - Calculate the length of the initial substring of @s which does not contain letters in @reject
459  * @s: The string to be searched
460  * @reject: The string to avoid
461  */
462 size_t strcspn(const char *s, const char *reject)
463 {
464 	const char *p;
465 
466 	for (p = s; *p != '\0'; ++p) {
467 		if (strchr(reject, *p))
468 			break;
469 	}
470 	return p - s;
471 }
472 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strcspn);
473 #endif
474 
475 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRPBRK
476 /**
477  * strpbrk - Find the first occurrence of a set of characters
478  * @cs: The string to be searched
479  * @ct: The characters to search for
480  */
481 char *strpbrk(const char *cs, const char *ct)
482 {
483 	const char *sc1, *sc2;
484 
485 	for (sc1 = cs; *sc1 != '\0'; ++sc1) {
486 		for (sc2 = ct; *sc2 != '\0'; ++sc2) {
487 			if (*sc1 == *sc2)
488 				return (char *)sc1;
489 		}
490 	}
491 	return NULL;
492 }
493 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strpbrk);
494 #endif
495 
496 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRSEP
497 /**
498  * strsep - Split a string into tokens
499  * @s: The string to be searched
500  * @ct: The characters to search for
501  *
502  * strsep() updates @s to point after the token, ready for the next call.
503  *
504  * It returns empty tokens, too, behaving exactly like the libc function
505  * of that name. In fact, it was stolen from glibc2 and de-fancy-fied.
506  * Same semantics, slimmer shape. ;)
507  */
508 char *strsep(char **s, const char *ct)
509 {
510 	char *sbegin = *s;
511 	char *end;
512 
513 	if (sbegin == NULL)
514 		return NULL;
515 
516 	end = strpbrk(sbegin, ct);
517 	if (end)
518 		*end++ = '\0';
519 	*s = end;
520 	return sbegin;
521 }
522 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strsep);
523 #endif
524 
525 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_MEMSET
526 /**
527  * memset - Fill a region of memory with the given value
528  * @s: Pointer to the start of the area.
529  * @c: The byte to fill the area with
530  * @count: The size of the area.
531  *
532  * Do not use memset() to access IO space, use memset_io() instead.
533  */
534 void *memset(void *s, int c, size_t count)
535 {
536 	char *xs = s;
537 
538 	while (count--)
539 		*xs++ = c;
540 	return s;
541 }
542 EXPORT_SYMBOL(memset);
543 #endif
544 
545 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_MEMSET16
546 /**
547  * memset16() - Fill a memory area with a uint16_t
548  * @s: Pointer to the start of the area.
549  * @v: The value to fill the area with
550  * @count: The number of values to store
551  *
552  * Differs from memset() in that it fills with a uint16_t instead
553  * of a byte.  Remember that @count is the number of uint16_ts to
554  * store, not the number of bytes.
555  */
556 void *memset16(uint16_t *s, uint16_t v, size_t count)
557 {
558 	uint16_t *xs = s;
559 
560 	while (count--)
561 		*xs++ = v;
562 	return s;
563 }
564 EXPORT_SYMBOL(memset16);
565 #endif
566 
567 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_MEMSET32
568 /**
569  * memset32() - Fill a memory area with a uint32_t
570  * @s: Pointer to the start of the area.
571  * @v: The value to fill the area with
572  * @count: The number of values to store
573  *
574  * Differs from memset() in that it fills with a uint32_t instead
575  * of a byte.  Remember that @count is the number of uint32_ts to
576  * store, not the number of bytes.
577  */
578 void *memset32(uint32_t *s, uint32_t v, size_t count)
579 {
580 	uint32_t *xs = s;
581 
582 	while (count--)
583 		*xs++ = v;
584 	return s;
585 }
586 EXPORT_SYMBOL(memset32);
587 #endif
588 
589 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_MEMSET64
590 /**
591  * memset64() - Fill a memory area with a uint64_t
592  * @s: Pointer to the start of the area.
593  * @v: The value to fill the area with
594  * @count: The number of values to store
595  *
596  * Differs from memset() in that it fills with a uint64_t instead
597  * of a byte.  Remember that @count is the number of uint64_ts to
598  * store, not the number of bytes.
599  */
600 void *memset64(uint64_t *s, uint64_t v, size_t count)
601 {
602 	uint64_t *xs = s;
603 
604 	while (count--)
605 		*xs++ = v;
606 	return s;
607 }
608 EXPORT_SYMBOL(memset64);
609 #endif
610 
611 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_MEMCPY
612 /**
613  * memcpy - Copy one area of memory to another
614  * @dest: Where to copy to
615  * @src: Where to copy from
616  * @count: The size of the area.
617  *
618  * You should not use this function to access IO space, use memcpy_toio()
619  * or memcpy_fromio() instead.
620  */
621 void *memcpy(void *dest, const void *src, size_t count)
622 {
623 	char *tmp = dest;
624 	const char *s = src;
625 
626 	while (count--)
627 		*tmp++ = *s++;
628 	return dest;
629 }
630 EXPORT_SYMBOL(memcpy);
631 #endif
632 
633 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_MEMMOVE
634 /**
635  * memmove - Copy one area of memory to another
636  * @dest: Where to copy to
637  * @src: Where to copy from
638  * @count: The size of the area.
639  *
640  * Unlike memcpy(), memmove() copes with overlapping areas.
641  */
642 void *memmove(void *dest, const void *src, size_t count)
643 {
644 	char *tmp;
645 	const char *s;
646 
647 	if (dest <= src) {
648 		tmp = dest;
649 		s = src;
650 		while (count--)
651 			*tmp++ = *s++;
652 	} else {
653 		tmp = dest;
654 		tmp += count;
655 		s = src;
656 		s += count;
657 		while (count--)
658 			*--tmp = *--s;
659 	}
660 	return dest;
661 }
662 EXPORT_SYMBOL(memmove);
663 #endif
664 
665 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_MEMCMP
666 /**
667  * memcmp - Compare two areas of memory
668  * @cs: One area of memory
669  * @ct: Another area of memory
670  * @count: The size of the area.
671  */
672 #undef memcmp
673 __visible int memcmp(const void *cs, const void *ct, size_t count)
674 {
675 	const unsigned char *su1, *su2;
676 	int res = 0;
677 
678 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS
679 	if (count >= sizeof(unsigned long)) {
680 		const unsigned long *u1 = cs;
681 		const unsigned long *u2 = ct;
682 		do {
683 			if (get_unaligned(u1) != get_unaligned(u2))
684 				break;
685 			u1++;
686 			u2++;
687 			count -= sizeof(unsigned long);
688 		} while (count >= sizeof(unsigned long));
689 		cs = u1;
690 		ct = u2;
691 	}
692 #endif
693 	for (su1 = cs, su2 = ct; 0 < count; ++su1, ++su2, count--)
694 		if ((res = *su1 - *su2) != 0)
695 			break;
696 	return res;
697 }
698 EXPORT_SYMBOL(memcmp);
699 #endif
700 
701 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_BCMP
702 /**
703  * bcmp - returns 0 if and only if the buffers have identical contents.
704  * @a: pointer to first buffer.
705  * @b: pointer to second buffer.
706  * @len: size of buffers.
707  *
708  * The sign or magnitude of a non-zero return value has no particular
709  * meaning, and architectures may implement their own more efficient bcmp(). So
710  * while this particular implementation is a simple (tail) call to memcmp, do
711  * not rely on anything but whether the return value is zero or non-zero.
712  */
713 int bcmp(const void *a, const void *b, size_t len)
714 {
715 	return memcmp(a, b, len);
716 }
717 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bcmp);
718 #endif
719 
720 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_MEMSCAN
721 /**
722  * memscan - Find a character in an area of memory.
723  * @addr: The memory area
724  * @c: The byte to search for
725  * @size: The size of the area.
726  *
727  * returns the address of the first occurrence of @c, or 1 byte past
728  * the area if @c is not found
729  */
730 void *memscan(void *addr, int c, size_t size)
731 {
732 	unsigned char *p = addr;
733 
734 	while (size) {
735 		if (*p == (unsigned char)c)
736 			return (void *)p;
737 		p++;
738 		size--;
739 	}
740   	return (void *)p;
741 }
742 EXPORT_SYMBOL(memscan);
743 #endif
744 
745 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRSTR
746 /**
747  * strstr - Find the first substring in a %NUL terminated string
748  * @s1: The string to be searched
749  * @s2: The string to search for
750  */
751 char *strstr(const char *s1, const char *s2)
752 {
753 	size_t l1, l2;
754 
755 	l2 = strlen(s2);
756 	if (!l2)
757 		return (char *)s1;
758 	l1 = strlen(s1);
759 	while (l1 >= l2) {
760 		l1--;
761 		if (!memcmp(s1, s2, l2))
762 			return (char *)s1;
763 		s1++;
764 	}
765 	return NULL;
766 }
767 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strstr);
768 #endif
769 
770 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRNSTR
771 /**
772  * strnstr - Find the first substring in a length-limited string
773  * @s1: The string to be searched
774  * @s2: The string to search for
775  * @len: the maximum number of characters to search
776  */
777 char *strnstr(const char *s1, const char *s2, size_t len)
778 {
779 	size_t l2;
780 
781 	l2 = strlen(s2);
782 	if (!l2)
783 		return (char *)s1;
784 	while (len >= l2) {
785 		len--;
786 		if (!memcmp(s1, s2, l2))
787 			return (char *)s1;
788 		s1++;
789 	}
790 	return NULL;
791 }
792 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strnstr);
793 #endif
794 
795 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_MEMCHR
796 /**
797  * memchr - Find a character in an area of memory.
798  * @s: The memory area
799  * @c: The byte to search for
800  * @n: The size of the area.
801  *
802  * returns the address of the first occurrence of @c, or %NULL
803  * if @c is not found
804  */
805 void *memchr(const void *s, int c, size_t n)
806 {
807 	const unsigned char *p = s;
808 	while (n-- != 0) {
809         	if ((unsigned char)c == *p++) {
810 			return (void *)(p - 1);
811 		}
812 	}
813 	return NULL;
814 }
815 EXPORT_SYMBOL(memchr);
816 #endif
817 
818 static void *check_bytes8(const u8 *start, u8 value, unsigned int bytes)
819 {
820 	while (bytes) {
821 		if (*start != value)
822 			return (void *)start;
823 		start++;
824 		bytes--;
825 	}
826 	return NULL;
827 }
828 
829 /**
830  * memchr_inv - Find an unmatching character in an area of memory.
831  * @start: The memory area
832  * @c: Find a character other than c
833  * @bytes: The size of the area.
834  *
835  * returns the address of the first character other than @c, or %NULL
836  * if the whole buffer contains just @c.
837  */
838 void *memchr_inv(const void *start, int c, size_t bytes)
839 {
840 	u8 value = c;
841 	u64 value64;
842 	unsigned int words, prefix;
843 
844 	if (bytes <= 16)
845 		return check_bytes8(start, value, bytes);
846 
847 	value64 = value;
848 #if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_FAST_MULTIPLIER) && BITS_PER_LONG == 64
849 	value64 *= 0x0101010101010101ULL;
850 #elif defined(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_FAST_MULTIPLIER)
851 	value64 *= 0x01010101;
852 	value64 |= value64 << 32;
853 #else
854 	value64 |= value64 << 8;
855 	value64 |= value64 << 16;
856 	value64 |= value64 << 32;
857 #endif
858 
859 	prefix = (unsigned long)start % 8;
860 	if (prefix) {
861 		u8 *r;
862 
863 		prefix = 8 - prefix;
864 		r = check_bytes8(start, value, prefix);
865 		if (r)
866 			return r;
867 		start += prefix;
868 		bytes -= prefix;
869 	}
870 
871 	words = bytes / 8;
872 
873 	while (words) {
874 		if (*(u64 *)start != value64)
875 			return check_bytes8(start, value, 8);
876 		start += 8;
877 		words--;
878 	}
879 
880 	return check_bytes8(start, value, bytes % 8);
881 }
882 EXPORT_SYMBOL(memchr_inv);
883